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Equilibrium8 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Taking a trip (to)

Which construction is correct here?

Where are you taking a trip to?

Where are you taking a trip?

Does this need the to? I never found it wrong before, but I read a thread a while ago describing something similar and inisting that without to it was incorrect. But, I cannot find that post again.
  

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It seems to me that the 'to' is necessary grammatically, but that both informal utterances are in use. I would recast the sentence to avoid the difficulty: Where are you going (to) on your trip?

— Mister Micawber

  • It seems to me that the 'to' is necessary grammatically, but that both informal utterances are in use.
  • I would recast the sentence to avoid the difficulty: Where are you going (to) on your trip?
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It seems to me that the 'to' is necessary grammatically, but that both informal utterances are in use. I would recast the sentence to avoid the difficulty: Where are you going (to) on your trip?
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Mister MicawberIt seems to me that the 'to' is necessary grammatically, but that both informal utterances are in use. I would recast the sentence to avoid the difficulty: Where are you going (to) on your trip?
Thanks for your help. I suggested the same change, but "take a trip" needs to be used.
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Mister MicawberIt seems to me that the 'to' is necessary grammatically, but that both informal utterances are in use. I would recast the sentence to avoid the difficulty: Where are you going (to) on your trip?

Would you elaborating on that point? I am trying to convince someone that it is correct, but I cannot find any grammar rule to back up the argumen
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Just the collocation of trip (n) + to.

How was your trip to Hawaii?

'To' cannot be omitted, so why would we omit it in the question form?
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